smithy266 Posted July 28, 2022 Share Posted July 28, 2022 Apooparently, the roof is in need of urgent work, and the cafe has to close. Even though it is owned by the Graves Trust, I would have thought that the City Council should step in, and save it.....would be much better doing that instead of the costly stupid things it is currently doing.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nikki-red Posted July 28, 2022 Share Posted July 28, 2022 (edited) Quote “Friends of Graves Park have been advised that Sheffield City Council is doing an estimate for the refurbishment of the cafe's exterior with a view to improving the windows, making the building more secure, and possibly restoring the clock and tower. The Friends of Graves Park are keen to support the renovations and are hoping to raise funds to support this - you can make donations directly to them too. Follow them on social and drop them a message if you would like to help 👍🏻 We have a donation box in the cafe too! @friendsofgravespark” Quote “Due to unforeseen circumstances, we will be closed tomorrow. Apologies for the inconvenience 🙏” Edited July 28, 2022 by nikki-red Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nikki-red Posted July 28, 2022 Share Posted July 28, 2022 13 minutes ago, nikki-red said: From their Facebook page yesterday. (I messed the quote tags up and it won’t let me edit it for some reason, sorry) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Man in Crete Posted July 28, 2022 Share Posted July 28, 2022 Good luck with that ! The operator of the cafe In Norfolk park retired in early June and since then the council can’t find the money to open the centre in the park toilets at weekends. Apparently it’s now nearly 2 months since the closure and the council are just about ready to issue tenders to interested operators…. 2 months after knowing about the retirement much longer summer will be over before the cafe and toilets reopen so meanwhile having spent £250k on the playgrounds to attract children if they or their parents want a poo / change nappies etc there’s nowhere to go other than use a bush. my overall point being don’t expect financial help from this council cos they say they have no cash for anything sensible! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cgksheff Posted July 28, 2022 Share Posted July 28, 2022 5 minutes ago, LovePotion said: ....... Not with the rat problem the park has. That's been sorted: https://www.thestar.co.uk/news/people/graves-park-snakes-concerns-as-african-pythons-found-in-popular-sheffield-park-3784791 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bassett one Posted July 28, 2022 Share Posted July 28, 2022 yes spoke to park staff and they said roland and his mates are sorted and they where working on the cafe today,if not they will do a temp one soon,lets hope so Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sedith Posted July 30, 2022 Share Posted July 30, 2022 The royal pythons and rats have taken over? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pyrotequila Posted July 30, 2022 Share Posted July 30, 2022 According to a post on their Facebook page it's actually going to be getting demolished. https://www.facebook.com/rosegardencafeofficial/posts/pfbid032SCr8GZ6rUdcxainaccTKVwzUaeHdhHinarfhgCcBxzq9h1fTSE8tCvoCa3G3kUGl Quote Our words come with the heaviest of hearts . Bitter but sweet day today. Our beloved cafe has been condemned unsafe . We are unable to trade anymore from this iconic building and plans will be put in place to demolish it. We can only take a moment to reflect but our strength will be in moving forwards . The council are pro actively working with us to provide a temporary solution very quickly . Words cannot express our heartfelt thankfulness for all your kind words of support . Our staff really appreciate every word . WE LOOK FORWARD SEEING YOU VERY SOON Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bassett one Posted August 1, 2022 Share Posted August 1, 2022 do what other parks have done,go to the lottery ect and re-build it and let the friends of run it and all profits go to the park,in fact am i correct hillsbrough a smaller park has 2 cafes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S35_2o21 Posted August 1, 2022 Share Posted August 1, 2022 On 28/07/2022 at 10:23, Man in Crete said: Good luck with that ! The operator of the cafe In Norfolk park retired in early June and since then the council can’t find the money to open the centre in the park toilets at weekends. Apparently it’s now nearly 2 months since the closure and the council are just about ready to issue tenders to interested operators…. 2 months after knowing about the retirement much longer summer will be over before the cafe and toilets reopen so meanwhile having spent £250k on the playgrounds to attract children if they or their parents want a poo / change nappies etc there’s nowhere to go other than use a bush. my overall point being don’t expect financial help from this council cos they say they have no cash for anything sensible! The Council won't have much money apart from for it's statutory duties, which will be Social Care for Adults, children and other vulnerable adults. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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